Three decades of journalism experience, as a writer and editor with Gannett, Knight-Ridder and Lee newspapers, as a business journal editor and publisher and as a weekly newspaper editor in Scotts Valley and Gilroy; with the Weeklys group since 2017. Recipient of several first-place writing and editing awards, California News Publishers Association.
The county statement followed Wednesday's announcement by San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan that the city was canceling all César Chávez Day events, in light of the sex abuse allegations.
San Jose police believe the attack was a hate crime. The attackers yelled antisemitic messages while attacking two men after hearing them speaking Hebrew, according to witness statements to police.
Former Valley Water CEO Rick Callender, saying he was the target of a 'devastating ouster campaign' says he is fighting to clear his name and restore his reputation.
Democratic Party leaders must have breathed a little easier after Wednesday’s release of the latest statewide poll that showed two Democrats, Rep. Eric Swalwell and Tom Steyer, gaining ground at the expense of Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco.
Reports filed with the California Secretary of State show just 21 individuals contributed more than $1.6 million to Matt Mahan for Governor 2026 in the first two days of his campaign.
There were no reports of immigration arrests or the presence of ICE or Border Patrol agents at Levi's Stadium. The Trump Administration last week had backed off from earlier threats of immigration arrests at the Super Bowl.
The California Back to Basics Committee, operating for the San Jose mayor but independent of his campaign, spent $1.5 million to produce and buy the spot endorsing Matt Mahan during TV’s most watched telecast this Sunday.
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) local unions, representing pharmacy employees and clinical lab scientists at Kaiser Permanente facilities across Southern California, begin a strike on Feb. 9.
Mahan is staking out a centrist position in a crowded field, as the ninth Democratic candidate – plus two Republicans – who will seek to survive a June primary, a little over four months away.
Citing Title IX, the historic half-century-old law that ended the male-dominated world of sports, federal education officials say San José State University discriminated against female athletes when it allowed a transgender athlete to compete on the women’s volleyball team.
The Department of Homeland Security said ICE and Border Patrol have no plans to steer clear of the Super Bowl, despite the tension and unrest after the two fatal shootings in Minnesota.